The DFWHC Foundation’s Fifth Annual Sepsis Conference will be hosted by the Sepsis Strike Force. Coordinated by Patti Taylor, director of quality and patient safety at the DFWHC Foundation, the group was formed in 2017 with the intention of providing evidence-based clinical guidelines, protocols and best practices regarding sepsis.
The conference has been approved for 6.5 contact hours of nursing credit.
The conference has been approved for 6.0 CPHQ Credits.
The conference has been approved for 6.0 ASHRM CEs.
CNE contact hours provided by Terri Goodman & Associates, an approved provider of continuing education credit by the California Board of Nursing (CEP16550).
AGENDA
SPEAKERS
PRESENTATIONS
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: “Sepsis 2026” Dr. Dhruvangkumar Modi, Texas Health Presbyterian Denton
“Nutritional Support of the Septic Patient” Kristin Guhr, Tarrant County College
“Conquering Pediatric Sepsis” Erin Schultz, Cook Children’s Medical Center
“From Data to Direction: Elevating Sepsis Programs” Malika Qureshi, JPS Health Network Center
“Sepsis-3 in Practice” Guzel Wardell, Methodist Health System
“Utility of Lactic Acid to Identify Sepsis During Labor” Dr. Jennifer Lopez, JPS Health Network
“Surviving Sepsis Campaign 2026” Dr. Jocelyn Zee, JPS Health Network
“Kidney Injury in the Septic Patient” Dr. Michael R. Wiederkehr, Baylor University Medical Center
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